City Ballet of San Diego's Stunning Nutcracker

Voted "San Diego's Best Nutcracker" by San Diego Dance Alliance Tommy Awards, this lavish production is fashioned after the choreography of the great Russian master Lev Ivanov who created the very first Nutcracker more than 100 years ago. Virtuoso dancing is complemented by opulent sets, costumes and Pyotr Tchaikovsky's brilliant score performed live by The City Ballet Orchestra with John Nettles conducting. This beloved holiday family favorite follows the young Clara on an exciting journey through an enchanted dreamworld, where she encounters the Nutcracker Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy.

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City Ballet's "The Nutcracker"

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Featured review from Adria

We thought this was a wonderful event; reviving childhood memories of attending the Nutcracker with mom. Some of the dancers near the end were quite professional and developed. What struck me the most were the beautiful costumes and set designs, and we loved the performance of some of the little children in the ensemble.

Beautiful performance! We all enjoyed it so much. The dancing was wonderful and the live orchestra made it even more special. The Sugar Plum Fairy was exquisite. Also the set and the lighting gave a very magical feeling that I will always...continued

The Spreckles theater is beautiful and I don't believe there are any bad seats. We had lower priced, upper side mezzanine seats and we had a wonderful view. The theater isn't deep enough for anyone, even sitting at the back, to really be that...continued

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“City Ballet has become San Diego’s most professional troupe.” —San Diego Union-Tribune

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Heralded as “a top-tier dance company” and “an oasis of classical dance in a city otherwise too often a desert,” City Ballet is San Diego’s world-class professional ballet company, now celebrating its nineteenth season, and under the direction of former Boston Ballet and Stuttgart Ballet dancers Steven and Elizabeth Wistrich. City Ballet is a non-profit organization committed to furthering the ballet art form. The company produces classic and contemporary ballet programs that critics rave as “polished, eye-catching and delightful,” and “highly entertaining and professional.” International dance critic Sheila Orysiek wrote in 2006, “San Diego finally has a classical ballet company that is worthy of the name.” City Ballet’s productions have made the Top Ten Dance Events of the Year named by the San Diego Union-Tribune for the past five years.